FREE- Women in the Trades (WIT) Electrical Wiring Training

Name: FREE- Women in the Trades (WIT) Electrical Wiring Training
Start: 2025-03-03T08:00:00-09:00
End: 2025-03-07T16:30:00-09:00
Location: Alaska Works Partnership, Inc. - Fairbanks

Schedule

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 am to Fri, 07 Mar, 2025 at 04:30 pm

UTC-09:00

Location

Alaska Works Partnership, Inc. - Fairbanks | Fairbanks, AK

This FREE, HANDS-ON training is scheduled for Monday through Friday, March 3 - 7, 2025, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Electrical Wiring is a 40-hour introductory training which covers the basics of electrical theory, electrical code, blueprints, and tool safety. Hands-on training includes wiring of switches, GFCI receptacles, duplex receptacles, panels, 3-way and 4-way switches, and bending EMT and rigid conduit. At the end of the week, students apply the skills they learned by individually assembling and wiring a lamp with light switch, outlets, and USB receptacles.
Women in the Trades trainings are tailored specifically for women pursuing non-traditional careers in the skills trades.
This training opportunity is designed to provide participants with an experiential understanding of a career in the construction trades and to enhance participants' abilities to gain employment within the construction industry.
Visit www.alaskaworks.org or follow the ticket link.
- Space is limited.
- Participants must be available for the full 40-hours of training
- Applicants will be contacted to schedule an interview if space is still available in the training(s) they have applied to.
- All applicants must participate in the interview process in order to be considered for final placement in training.